The 13 remaining players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night. Day 2 will wrap up after one more level of play.
Daniel Negreanu: A♦A♣ / 6♠A♠3♥K♦ / 9♠ 
Qiang Xu: K♠10♠ / J♣Q♥J♦3♣ / 7♥
Qiang Xu completed before he exchanged raises with Daniel Negreanu that saw the latter all-in for his last 54,000.
Negreanu woke up with aces, which improved to trips on fourth street. Xu picked up some outs with an open-ender but Negreanu held out to book the late night double.
Kid Poker then broke out into a rendition of "Daniel Negreanu, the man, the myth, the legend." Nick Guagenti joined in on the sing-song, as did a couple of rail birds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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118,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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George Alexander: J♥5♥7♣ / 8♥3♥6♥K♣
Adam Friedman: XxXx / 9♥10♣7♥10♦ / Xx
Alexander limped from late position, Friedman completed, and Alexander called.
Friedman led on fourth and Alexander called. Friedman check-called on fifth.
Sixth street checked through before Friedman led on seventh and Alexander instantly called.
"Tens-up," announced Friedman before Alexander showed his flush, much to the distaste of Friedman who said that he also had two hearts in the hole.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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405,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Yueqi Zhu: K♦3♥ / J♣6♠4♦7♥ / Q♠
Qiang Xu: 6♥7♠ / 4♠9♠A♥7♣ / 5♣
Yueqi Zhu completed out of his short stack, and Qiang Xu, who was the bring-in, called.
Zhu put in his last 13,0000 on fourth street and Xu called to put the former at risk.
Zhu was ahead with king-high but needed to improve after Xu picked up an ace on fifth street. Xu improved to a pair of sevens on sixth street to take a firm lock on the hand. Zhu's board rounded out with a queen, which provided no help, and he was eliminated in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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620,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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Busted | |
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Chino Rheem: 8♥7♦Q♦ / 7♠10♥8♦9♣
Daniel Negreanu: J♥7♥9♦ / 6♥5♦K♥J♦
Action picked up on fifth street, with Daniel Negreanu check-calling a bet from Chino Rheem. The same action took place on sixth street before both players checked on seventh.
"Two pair," said Rheem, who had eights and sevens. Negreanu knew he didn't have the winner, but still tabled his hand just in case he actually made his flush but didn't realise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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104,000
386,000
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386,000 |
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Paul Volpe: XxXx / Q♥J♥6♦10♠ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx / 9♠9♦7♠A♦ / Xx
George Alexander: K♠J♠4♠ / 8♠A♠9♥7♦
Adam Friedman: XxXx / 2♠8♥ - folded on fourth street
Volpe completed, Sternheimer called, Alexander called, and Friedman defended his bring-in.
Sternheimer led on fourth with open nines. Alexander called, Friedman folded, and Volpe called.
Fifth street checked through before Sternheimer bet again on sixth and both opponents called.
Sternheimer led for a final time of seventh. Alexander quickly called while Volpe got out of the way. Sternheimer annoounced two pair before Alexander shook his head and tabled three spades in the hole for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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775,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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550,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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215,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Chino Rheem: XxXx / 7♣6♣8♠J♣ / Xx
Tom McCormick: Q♣9♠ / 3♦9♦10♣4♦ / 2♦
Chino Rheem completed, and Tom McCormick, the bring-in, called.
McCormick check-called bets on fourth and fifth street. He then called bets on sixth and seventh street.
"Take the money, Tom," said Rheem, who couldn't beat McCormick's pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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350,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Philip Sternheimer: 8xXxXx / Q♣J♦8♣7♣
Mike Matusow: A♠K♠Q♦ / J♠9♣Q♥9♥
Action was picked up on fifth as Sternheimer called a bet from Matusow. Matusow opted to check-call on sixth after making open nines.
On seventh, Matusow checked to Sternheimer who fired out a bet and Matusow reluctantly called.
"One pair of eights," announced Sternheimer as Matusow windmilled his hole cards into the middle.
"They keep trying to rob me Daniel!" Matusow yelled across to the other table.
Matusow continued his tirade, "You can't bluff me for one bet, stop trying!"
Matusow had two pair, queens and nines, and made the right call on the end that was, in his opinion, quite heroic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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725,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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275,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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Bryce Yockey was leaving the tournament area with Mike Matusow being his eliminator.
Matusow briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews. The chips went in on sixth street. Matusow started with split queens. Yockey had a flush draw, which improved to a pair of nines but Matusow's queens remained best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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530,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 | 1 | Philip Sternheimer | 430,000 | 14 |
| 666 | 2 | Dave Rogers | 530,000 | 18 |
| 666 | 3 | Dan Heimiller | 980,000 | 33 |
| 666 | 4 | George Alexander | 520,000 | 17 |
| 666 | 5 | Adam Friedman | 595,000 | 20 |
| 666 | 6 | Mike Matusow | 385,000 | 13 |
| 666 | 7 | Paul Volpe | 600,000 | 20 |
| 666 | 8 | Bryce Yockey | 260,000 | 9 |
| 667 | 1 | Mori Eskandani | 370,000 | 12 |
| 667 | 2 | Chino Rheem | 950,000 | 32 |
| 667 | 3 | Qiang Xu | 250,000 | 8 |
| 667 | 4 | Tom McCormick | 300,000 | 10 |
| 667 | 5 | Nick Guagenti | 550,000 | 18 |
| 667 | 6 | Daniel Negreanu | 490,000 | 16 |
| 667 | 7 | Yueqi Zhu | 150,000 | 5 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
980,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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|
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950,000
317,000
|
317,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
595,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
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|
550,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
|
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|
530,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
520,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
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|
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490,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
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|
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430,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
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|
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385,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
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|
370,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
260,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
|
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250,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
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|
|
150,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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